Hastings River mouse

Pseudomys oralis

Blamed on foxes

IUCN Status: Vulnerable

EPBC Threat Rating: High

IUCN Claim: “Predation by Red Foxes (moderate): ’”

Studies in support

Hastings River mouse remains were found in foxes’ diet (Meek & Triggs 1999).

Studies not in support

No studies

Is the threat claim evidence-based?

There are no studies linking cats to Hastings River mouse populations.

Evidence linking Pseudomys oralis to foxes. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Pseudomys oralis and foxes. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that foxes contribute to the decline of Pseudomys oralis, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance.
Evidence linking Pseudomys oralis to foxes. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Pseudomys oralis and foxes. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that foxes contribute to the decline of Pseudomys oralis, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance.

References

Meek, P. D., and B. Triggs. “A record of Hastings River mouse (Pseudomys oralis) in a fox (Vulpes vulpes) scat from New South Wales (vol 121, pg 194, 1999).” PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Vol. 122. PO BOX 137, MATRAVILLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, 2036, AUSTRALIA: LINNEAN SOC NEW SOUTH WALES, 2000.

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